Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Assistant Engineer and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.
Why Persimmon Homes?
At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Assistant Engineer, you’ll benefit from:
~ Competitive salary
~ Company Car or Car Allowance
~5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
~ Life Cover & Contributory Pension
~ Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
~ Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
What is the role?
The role of an Assistant Engineer is to support a number of housing developments through the delivery of cost effective engineering solutions. The successful candidate must be adaptable, have a strong and consistent management approach to managing external consultants.
Primary Responsibilities
Assist in the production of layouts and technical reports for Land Appraisals; and required working drawings
Assist in the briefing and commission of site investigations, topographical survey and other assessment reports on land acquired
Brief engineering consultants on scope of design, which includes roads sewers private drainage, retaining walls, foundation designs any other substructures below DPC level either private or adopted
Assist in the Initial negotiations/enquiries with statutory bodies and utility undertakers on environmental, drainage, highways and other engineering issues when appraising land
Issue engineering information to Commercial, Construction and Sales departments
Assist in Fee negotiation and appointment of consultants
Answering Technical queries
Comply with responsibilities as laid down in the Group’s Health, Safety and Environment Policy
What experience do I need?
Ideally qualified to HNC level or equivalent in a civil engineering or building-related discipline with some residential project experience
By way of technical experience you will be conversant with current building regulations and CDM you will also have a thorough knowledge of current EA/LLFA/Water Authority/Highway regulations and adoption agreements
Must have excellent knowledge of AutoCAD and be able to communicate effectively with both internal departments and external bodies
You must be an enthusiastic and hardworking individual who is willing to undertake all necessary training
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